Johnny Shaw
@bloodandtacos.bsky.social
I write novels in interesting places.
In a world where a bunch of fake shit is being created from real writing, why not support a writer creating real writing from a bunch of fake shit. Or something like that.
I just posted the 132nd Torn Page. The first 100 are FREE for anyone to read!
www.patreon.com/tornpages
I just posted the 132nd Torn Page. The first 100 are FREE for anyone to read!
www.patreon.com/tornpages
Johnny Shaw's Torn Pages | Patreon
creating real pages from nonexistent books
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October 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In a world where a bunch of fake shit is being created from real writing, why not support a writer creating real writing from a bunch of fake shit. Or something like that.
I just posted the 132nd Torn Page. The first 100 are FREE for anyone to read!
www.patreon.com/tornpages
I just posted the 132nd Torn Page. The first 100 are FREE for anyone to read!
www.patreon.com/tornpages
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Next week in my newsletter I’m debuting an in-depth author interview series in the spirit of the Paris Review interviews. The first few subjects include Michael Koryta, J. Todd Scott, Eli Cranor, and Lori Radar Day. Sign up now so you don’t miss anything!
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August 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Next week in my newsletter I’m debuting an in-depth author interview series in the spirit of the Paris Review interviews. The first few subjects include Michael Koryta, J. Todd Scott, Eli Cranor, and Lori Radar Day. Sign up now so you don’t miss anything!
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I just hit 125 posts over at Torn Pages. If real pages of nonexistent books is your thing (and isn't it everybody's?) then head over there. Laughs abound.
To make it even easier, the first 100 Torn Pages are free, free, free. Check it out here:
www.patreon.com/c/tornpages
To make it even easier, the first 100 Torn Pages are free, free, free. Check it out here:
www.patreon.com/c/tornpages
Get more from Johnny Shaw's Torn Pages on Patreon
creating real pages from nonexistent books
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August 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I just hit 125 posts over at Torn Pages. If real pages of nonexistent books is your thing (and isn't it everybody's?) then head over there. Laughs abound.
To make it even easier, the first 100 Torn Pages are free, free, free. Check it out here:
www.patreon.com/c/tornpages
To make it even easier, the first 100 Torn Pages are free, free, free. Check it out here:
www.patreon.com/c/tornpages
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He’s coming, Heaven. He’s fucking coming.
August 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
He’s coming, Heaven. He’s fucking coming.
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Public service announcement: SHE RIDES SHOTGUN will hit VOD on August 26th. With everything from an electric performance by Ana Sophie Heger to one of the best car chases in recent memories, it's got something for everyone in your family/friend group/polycule. You probably want to pre-order it today
August 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Public service announcement: SHE RIDES SHOTGUN will hit VOD on August 26th. With everything from an electric performance by Ana Sophie Heger to one of the best car chases in recent memories, it's got something for everyone in your family/friend group/polycule. You probably want to pre-order it today
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Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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Just realized I haven’t seen anyone post the Tom Lehrer-2 Chainz letter yet today.
July 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just realized I haven’t seen anyone post the Tom Lehrer-2 Chainz letter yet today.
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Tickets for SHE RIDES SHOTGUN in the theater are live - go get some.
www.lionsgate.com/movies/she-r...
www.lionsgate.com/movies/she-r...
July 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tickets for SHE RIDES SHOTGUN in the theater are live - go get some.
www.lionsgate.com/movies/she-r...
www.lionsgate.com/movies/she-r...
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Here's the trailer to SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, the movie based on my first novel. Polly and Nate are out there in these streets.
Check it out. Buy the book; get hep in advance.
youtu.be/U9OkHjOnQPg?...
Check it out. Buy the book; get hep in advance.
youtu.be/U9OkHjOnQPg?...
She Rides Shotgun (2025) Official Trailer - Taron Egerton, Ana Sophia Heger
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
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July 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Here's the trailer to SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, the movie based on my first novel. Polly and Nate are out there in these streets.
Check it out. Buy the book; get hep in advance.
youtu.be/U9OkHjOnQPg?...
Check it out. Buy the book; get hep in advance.
youtu.be/U9OkHjOnQPg?...
Just wrote a little something about why I made YOU HAD TO BE THERE, and why everyone should make a zine of their own.
It's free to read for everyone. No paywall.
doveseason.medium.com/why-i-made-a...
It's free to read for everyone. No paywall.
doveseason.medium.com/why-i-made-a...
Why I made a staplebound zine in 2025 — And why you should, too.
Fire up that Xerox machine. It was a good idea then. It’s a good idea now.
doveseason.medium.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Just wrote a little something about why I made YOU HAD TO BE THERE, and why everyone should make a zine of their own.
It's free to read for everyone. No paywall.
doveseason.medium.com/why-i-made-a...
It's free to read for everyone. No paywall.
doveseason.medium.com/why-i-made-a...
Just a quick reminder of how cool and talented my wife Roxanne is. When I made BLOOD & TACOS way back when, she painted an original oil painting for every issue's cover. Just ran across these images without the cover text on them.
Check out her other awesome work at www.etsy.com/shop/GummyEm...
Check out her other awesome work at www.etsy.com/shop/GummyEm...
June 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just a quick reminder of how cool and talented my wife Roxanne is. When I made BLOOD & TACOS way back when, she painted an original oil painting for every issue's cover. Just ran across these images without the cover text on them.
Check out her other awesome work at www.etsy.com/shop/GummyEm...
Check out her other awesome work at www.etsy.com/shop/GummyEm...
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Let's get dirty, y'all
www.amazon.com/Dirtbags-Ery...
www.amazon.com/Dirtbags-Ery...
Dirtbags
Dirtbags - Kindle edition by Pruitt, Eryk. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dirtbags.
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June 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Let's get dirty, y'all
www.amazon.com/Dirtbags-Ery...
www.amazon.com/Dirtbags-Ery...
Comic timing with just the written word is such a tricky challenge. So much effort to make something look effortless.
The absolute master is Jack Handey. Nobody has his timing.
The absolute master is Jack Handey. Nobody has his timing.
June 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Comic timing with just the written word is such a tricky challenge. So much effort to make something look effortless.
The absolute master is Jack Handey. Nobody has his timing.
The absolute master is Jack Handey. Nobody has his timing.
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New, returning, and gift subscriptions all welcome!
Subscribe - Bright Wall/Dark Room
Subscribe for $25 a year Subscribe now to receive immediate access to each new essay we publish, plus our entire 135+ issue archive. Bright Wall/Dark Room is 100% independent, runs no ads, and strongl...
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June 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This weekend, just $19 gets you a full year of access to BWDR, including our 12 year, 140 issue archive!
Help support independent media, and all the writers, artists, & editors who contribute to each issue.
Every subscription counts, and every subscriber helps make all of this possible. 🖤 🙏
Help support independent media, and all the writers, artists, & editors who contribute to each issue.
Every subscription counts, and every subscriber helps make all of this possible. 🖤 🙏
According to the shipping & receiving dept at Wisconsin HQ (aka @ericaruthneubauer.bsky.social) the first printing of YOU HAD TO BE THERE is in the mail.
Thanks for everyone who bought a copy. There's still time to order what everyone's calling "You made a what?"
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
Thanks for everyone who bought a copy. There's still time to order what everyone's calling "You made a what?"
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
Buy “You Had To Be There #1: The Only Magazine that Matters” on Patreon | Johnny Shaw's Torn Pages
Check out Johnny Shaw's Torn Pages’s shop on Patreon
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June 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
According to the shipping & receiving dept at Wisconsin HQ (aka @ericaruthneubauer.bsky.social) the first printing of YOU HAD TO BE THERE is in the mail.
Thanks for everyone who bought a copy. There's still time to order what everyone's calling "You made a what?"
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
Thanks for everyone who bought a copy. There's still time to order what everyone's calling "You made a what?"
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
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Dug up this old LitReactor article about the history of Noir at the Bar. Includes interviews with its creator, Peter Rozovsky, as well as Todd Robinson, Jedidiah Ayres, Johnny Shaw, Eric Beetner, and more. Extra points to anyone who remembers the dude who wrote this.
litreactor.com/columns/noir...
litreactor.com/columns/noir...
Noir at the Bar: An Oral History
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June 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Dug up this old LitReactor article about the history of Noir at the Bar. Includes interviews with its creator, Peter Rozovsky, as well as Todd Robinson, Jedidiah Ayres, Johnny Shaw, Eric Beetner, and more. Extra points to anyone who remembers the dude who wrote this.
litreactor.com/columns/noir...
litreactor.com/columns/noir...
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Remember, when you buy the inaugural issue of YOU HAD TO BE THERE, you don't just get one copy. You get two copies for the same price.
One for you. And one to leave in your dentist's office. It's called marketing. Look it up.
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
One for you. And one to leave in your dentist's office. It's called marketing. Look it up.
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
Buy “You Had To Be There #1: The Only Magazine that Matters” on Patreon | Johnny Shaw's Torn Pages
Check out Johnny Shaw's Torn Pages’s shop on Patreon
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June 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Remember, when you buy the inaugural issue of YOU HAD TO BE THERE, you don't just get one copy. You get two copies for the same price.
One for you. And one to leave in your dentist's office. It's called marketing. Look it up.
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
One for you. And one to leave in your dentist's office. It's called marketing. Look it up.
www.patreon.com/tornpages/sh...
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This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets
June 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets
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The ACTUAL @bloodandtacos.bsky.social stopped by DoSomeDamage for an interview about his new bit of business YOU HAD TO BE THERE www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...
June 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The ACTUAL @bloodandtacos.bsky.social stopped by DoSomeDamage for an interview about his new bit of business YOU HAD TO BE THERE www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...
If you need some inanity and maybe a laugh or two, @jaystringer.bsky.social interviewed me over at Do Some Damage @dosomedamage.bsky.social. Not a single softball question thrown. I answered his hard balls with aplomb and a touch of whimsy. Enjoy!
www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...
www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...
THE Johnny Shaw interview: Alien puppets, eroticism, and his new zine YOU HAD TO BE THERE.
By Jay Stringer JAY: Where do you get your ideas from? JOHNNY: Great question. I'm glad you asked. I carry a journal wherever I go to jo...
www.dosomedamage.com
June 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If you need some inanity and maybe a laugh or two, @jaystringer.bsky.social interviewed me over at Do Some Damage @dosomedamage.bsky.social. Not a single softball question thrown. I answered his hard balls with aplomb and a touch of whimsy. Enjoy!
www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...
www.dosomedamage.com/2025/06/the-...
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